On show, the whale who got lost in the Thames
Last updated at 12:52pm on 5th October 2006
A nation of animal lovers: The skeleton of the whale which was trapped in the River Thames in January 2006 will go on show at the Natural History Museum.
The whale famously swam past the Houses of Parliament.
This is the first glimpse of the skeleton of the whale who captured the hearts of the country with her battle for survival in the Thames.
The photo will be put on display tomorrow as part of a talk at the Natural History Museum, where the remains now lie.
The 16ft-long Northern Bottlenose whale spent hours in the river, bringing crowds to the Embankment when she apparently took a wrong turn while heading for feeding grounds in the Atlantic and headed up river in January.
Her plight was monitored by TV crews and a desperate salvage attempt was launched.
Rescuers managed to lift her on to a pontoon near Battersea bridge and a vet administered antibiotics until, some 36 hours after she was first spotted, the whale had a series of convulsions and died from dehydration, muscle damage, spinal arthritis and failing kidneys.
The whale was skinned and put in a chemical bath to remove flesh and clean the bones before being put on display.
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Last updated at 12:52pm on 5th October 2006
A nation of animal lovers: The skeleton of the whale which was trapped in the River Thames in January 2006 will go on show at the Natural History Museum.
The whale famously swam past the Houses of Parliament.
This is the first glimpse of the skeleton of the whale who captured the hearts of the country with her battle for survival in the Thames.
The photo will be put on display tomorrow as part of a talk at the Natural History Museum, where the remains now lie.
The 16ft-long Northern Bottlenose whale spent hours in the river, bringing crowds to the Embankment when she apparently took a wrong turn while heading for feeding grounds in the Atlantic and headed up river in January.
Her plight was monitored by TV crews and a desperate salvage attempt was launched.
Rescuers managed to lift her on to a pontoon near Battersea bridge and a vet administered antibiotics until, some 36 hours after she was first spotted, the whale had a series of convulsions and died from dehydration, muscle damage, spinal arthritis and failing kidneys.
The whale was skinned and put in a chemical bath to remove flesh and clean the bones before being put on display.
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